'Orange is the New Black' stars: Recognize them?

July 26, 2013 2:58 PM

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Are you a fan yet of Netflix' latest series, ''Orange is the New Black''? If not, you should be. This women's prison drama features great characters and narratives that delve into class, sexual identity and human nature. It's also a dark comedy, so don't let the prison setting scare you, if you were traumatized by ''Oz.''
Get to know stars with this gallery - many are fantastic chameleons whom you may not have recognized. less

Are you a fan yet of Netflix' latest series, ''Orange is the New Black''? If not, you should be. This women's prison drama features great characters and narratives that delve into class, sexual identity and ... more

Are you a fan yet of Netflix' latest series,... Photo-4966040.67098 - NewsTimes

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Taylor Schilling stars in ''Orange is the New Black'' as Piper Chapman, a bisexual, bougie-type woman who goes to prison on an old drug-running charge. It's based on the memoir of the same name, by author Piper Kerman. (The book has the subtitle: ''My Year in a Women's Prison''). less

Taylor Schilling stars in ''Orange is the New Black'' as Piper Chapman, a bisexual, bougie-type woman who goes to prison on an old drug-running charge. It's based on the memoir of the same name, by author Piper ... more

Laura Prepon in ''Orange is the New Black.''
One great thing about the show is its treatment of sexuality. Its lesbian and transgender characters have full, emotional arcs, in which sexual identity is just one part of messy human nature. less

Laura Prepon in ''Orange is the New Black.''
One great thing about the show is its treatment of sexuality. Its lesbian and transgender characters have full, emotional arcs, in which sexual identity is ... more

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Laura Prepon in ''Orange is the New Black.''... Photo-4966079.67098 - NewsTimes